Elvis impersonator sings mayoral hopes

Elvis Presley may have left the building but he could soon be making a return as mayor of the Gold Coast.

Elvis impersonator Dean Vegas says he is running for the city's top job at next year's local government election.

Mr Vegas, who made an unsuccessful bid for the mayoralty in 2004, says he is not releasing any policies yet.

"It's very easy to make promises but obviously there are certain things you can say that you can do and there are a lot of things that you can make it you're going to do, which you know personally you're never going to achieve," he said.

Mr Vegas says he would be a strong advocate for the coast locally and overseas.

"You know some people might say I haven't been in politics before but hey I never sang Elvis before I started that business and I became the best in the world at that," he said.

The election is due in March next year.

Businessman Tom Tate, former deputy mayor turned development adviser David Power and councillor Susie Douglas have also declared they are contesting the mayoralty.